Mixer symptoms
Four cases wesee often.
Each one of these points at a different part inside the mixer.
01
It drips after closing
If it keeps dripping with the handle fully closed, the ceramic discs inside the cartridge no longer meet cleanly. A single grain of grit is enough to score that face and keep the drip going.
02
The handle has gone stiff
A mixer that needs force to move has lost the grease inside it, or deposits have worked between the discs. Forcing it keeps breaking the cartridge, and you end up changing the mixer instead of a part.
03
The flow sprays sideways
When the flow breaks up and sprays to the sides, the small aerator at the tip is partly blocked. It is the easiest case of all, cleared by unscrewing the aerator and cleaning or replacing it.
04
Hot and cold are swapped
You open it towards cold and hot arrives, or the other way round. This follows a new installation with the two supplies reversed, or a cartridge refitted the wrong way up. The correction is simple and does not need a new mixer.
This area
What setsthis area apart
Mirqab has very old heritage villas near Mirqab Mall, the Central Market and Grand Mosque. The piping is ancient with internal rust, water carries metal particles, and cartridges silt up and stick. We disassemble the mixer carefully because old house fittings seize easily, clean the cartridge thoroughly before refitting, and sometimes need to check the house's main line condition first.
Mirqab is in Kuwait governorate, known for its heritage villas and the Central Market and souk district.
Brass pipe inside old Mirqab villas is rusted, so the water flowing from it carries fine rust particles.
In short
The mixer work.
Service
Kitchen and bathroom mixer and tap repair
The parts
Ceramic cartridge, rubber rings, aerator, flexible tails
Types
Single lever, two handle, wall mounted, and hand shower
Where it applies
Kitchens and bathrooms in houses, flats and chalets
Hours
Daily, 6:00 in the morning to 12:00 midnight
The method
From the handleto the test.
Careful work on small parts, and all of it above the basin.
We close both angle valves
A mixer has two supplies, hot and cold, and both have to be closed. We then open the mixer to release the pressure still held in the two tails.
We lift the handle off
The handle is held by a small screw hidden under a plastic cap, and beneath it a ring clamps the cartridge. That comes off with the right tool so the mixer body is not scarred.
We change the cartridge
The old cartridge comes out and its seat is cleaned of deposits, because a new cartridge dropped onto a dirty seat gives you the same drip again before long.
We open it and check both
Both valves open, we run hot, cold and every position between, and we look under the basin while it runs to be sure the tails are not weeping.
Common questions
Questions about Mixer and faucet repair in Mirqab
Yes, but we must find a cartridge that fits the old model, and sometimes they don't exist. If we find one we swap it; if not, the whole mixer may need replacement.
Rust and buildup from old pipes enter the cartridge and jam it. Flushing the main line and fitting a screen reducer helps, and cleaning the cartridge every two months extends its life.
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